Women are twice as likely to live in poverty in Vermont as men. Three factors that make the cycle difficult to break are housing, transportation and child care costs.
Lisa Falcone, community impact manager for the United Way of Chittenden County and Rachel Jolly, director of women’s programs for Vermont Works for Women, discuss the causes and effects of women in poverty in Vermont and what programs are available to help them break the cycle.
Also on the program, a restorative justice program is showing remarkable success is helping high-risk offenders re-enter the community after prison. The idea is to create a circle of support and accountability - or CoSA - to help former inmates avoid re-offending. The program originated in Canada, and Vermont is one of a handful of states using it. VPR’s Nina Keck spoke with a team of CoSA volunteers in Rutland and the sex offender they’ve been helping.
Broadcast live on Mon., March 9, 2015, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
